I remember your liking of Funky Kingston too. There'll be a little bit of Kingston representation later on but not much compared to what I tend to listen to at the moment, but that's mainly because dub is a mixing method moreso than an actual band per se: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music , and back in the 70's, when dub and reggae was at its peak, there weren't actually many who could do it. That changed later in the 80's with the introduction of digital technology but as the technology improved, the quality and skill of the backing tracks (i.e. the actual pre-dub musicianship) deteriorated.

I love dub. I'm a huge fan of King Tubby et al; and some of the later stuff, like Scientist and Mad Professor.

While dub isn't exactly producing new music (as you noted, by definition it's remixing master tapes), artists still managed to create tracks which differed significantly from the original. A great example (and arguably the best dub track of all time) is King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown.

The original and dub are put side-by-side here, with King Tubby taking the controls at 2:26 or so

Oh btw I've been meaning to ask you Paul, are you watching Peter Hook performing the whole of Unknown Pleasures + other hits? He'll be here on 24 September. I've got tickets, can't wait. It's about time someone celebrate Ian rather than just mourn him.

Great video. A bit of a dangerous siren quality to those women, eh? I expected them to turn into vampires at any moment, lol.

Beware the waters of temptation!!

"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009